Dave
Don't believe every thing you hear on the news,
Israel is a Paradise for sailors

Check this photos from the last Israeli yacht championship
http://www.galitz.co.il/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album17

and photos from the Israeli catamaran sailors web site
(The link is configured to show the photos in slideshow mode)
http://www.cat-sail.co.il/modules.p...;album=12&pid=284&slideshow=5000